You can learn a little from the basic courses and backbone courses of international trade specialty. Ceng Laoshi, director of the Admissions Office of the First University of Economics and Business, said that the theories and methods of international trade are based on the principles and basic methods of economics. Therefore, students should first learn the basic courses of macroeconomics, microeconomics, international economics, econometrics, statistics and other disciplines. These economic courses involve a lot of mathematical knowledge. For example, Fu Xiao, an international trade major in university of international business and economics, said that they had to complete advanced mathematics, linear algebra, probability theory and other courses in the first two years of college, and then study applied statistics and econometrics. If students have a certain reserve of mathematical knowledge, they will have certain advantages in learning, especially for those students who are committed to the study of international trade theory.

The main courses of this major also include international trade, international trade practice, international finance, China's foreign trade, foreign trade transportation and insurance, international commercial law, international marketing and so on.

Students majoring in international trade should also pay attention to the operating rules of the world economy, be familiar with the economic and trade laws and business processes of the World Trade Organization and different countries, and master the international management rules. Therefore, students of this major should not only study economics courses, but also study management courses and law courses.